www.washingtontimes.com Topics: Neil Stanleyhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/neil-stanley/?utm_medium=RSS2013-04-07T21:28:07-04:00D.C. DYRS manager due in court 2013-04-07T21:28:07-04:00Jeffrey Andersonhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/apr/7/dc-dyrs-manager-due-in-court/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>A Ward 8 case manager with the D.C. Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services has been served with a notice of removal and is being criminally charged with "unlawful disclosure of juvenile records," according to documents obtained by The Washington Times.</p> <p>Eric Davis is due in D.C. Superior Court on Tuesday ...D.C. youth agency transfers teen who sought to report ‘terrible things’2012-11-05T20:44:05-05:00Jeffrey Andersonhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/nov/5/dyrs-transfers-youth-who-sought-to-report-terrible/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Ebony McCombs expected to see her son one last time before he was transferred from the District's youth rehabilitation agency. But when he asked to speak with police about things Perry C. White had told him, all that changed.</p> <p>"My son's caseworker says he was transferred out of state because ...Exodus at D.C. youth agency raises questions about management2012-10-21T20:21:08-04:00Jeffrey Andersonhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/oct/21/exodus-at-dyrs-raises-questions-about-management/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>At least a dozen high-level and veteran employees of the troubled D.C. Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services have resigned or been forced out of their jobs in recent months, The Washington Times has learned.</p> <p>Current and former sources at the agency say the defections raise concerns about the leadership of ...DYRS chief's integrity questioned2012-03-13T20:50:05-04:00Jeffrey Andersonhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/mar/13/dyrs-chiefs-integrity-questioned/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Toward the end of an oversight hearing Friday concerning the D.C. Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services, former youth corrections officer Keith McDaniel offered testimony that sharply questioned DYRS Director Neil Stanley's leadership, judgment, character and integrity.</p> <p>Mr. Stanley survived a bruising confirmation process in 2011, but the hearing had gone ...DYRS chief still under scrutiny2012-03-08T19:25:06-05:00Jeffrey Andersonhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/mar/8/dyrs-chief-still-under-scrutiny/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>More than a year has passed since D.C. Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (DYRS) Director Neil Stanley overcame staunch union resistance and a bruising confirmation process to be hired to lead the troubled agency.</p> <p>But according to allegations in a civil lawsuit and interviews with current and former DYRS employees, ...DYRS employee accuses her boss of sexual abuse2011-07-18T17:10:06-04:00Jeffrey Andersonhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jul/18/dyrs-supervisor-accused-sexual-abuse-employee/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>A female employee of the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (DYRS) has accused her male supervisor of forcing her to perform oral sex in his office over a period of several months, prompting investigations by local police, D.C. officials and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).</p> <p>A Metropolitan Police ...D.C. ward escapes custody again 2011-06-20T19:26:36-04:00Jeffrey Andersonhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jun/20/dc-ward-escapes-custody-again/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>A ward of the city with a history of escape absconded from Thurgood Marshall Baltimore Washington International Airport on Sunday as he was being transported back to the metropolitan region for a court appearance, officials with the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (DYRS) said.</p> <p>Brandon Sparrow, 18, has been confirmed ...Recaptured D.C. teen has history of escape2011-06-02T22:51:08-04:00Jeffrey Andersonhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jun/2/recaptured-dc-teen-has-history-of-escape/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>One of the D.C. youths who escaped from a secure residential facility in Northwest last week walked away less than a month earlier from a South Carolina facility and a "low risk" group home in the District prior to jumping from a third-floor window of the locked facility last week, ...Council members to examine DYRS leadership2011-05-03T20:28:07-04:00Jeffrey Andersonhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/may/3/council-members-to-examine-dyrs-leadership/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>The crisis response to a recent detention facility escape and beating of a corrections officer by a ward of the D.C. Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (DYRS) was led by interim Director Neil Stanley, who faces tough questioning this week from a D.C. Council oversight panel about his ability to ...DYRS official shot in robbery2011-03-29T20:11:57-04:00Jeffrey Andersonhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/mar/29/dyrs-official-shot-robbery/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>A senior staff member with the District's Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services is on leave recovering from injuries he suffered when he was shot during a suspected robbery attempt, the agency's director announced in an email to staff Tuesday.</p> <p>Jeff McInnis, chief of detained services and superintendent at the Youth ...Union leaders reject Gray's pick to lead DYRS2011-03-22T21:08:06-04:00Jeffrey Andersonhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/mar/22/union-leaders-reject-grays-pick-to-lead-dyrs/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>A coalition of union leaders on Tuesday rejected Mayor Vincent C. Gray's pick to head the District's troubled Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (DYRS) and criticized the mayor for abandoning campaign promises to give labor a voice in his administration.</p> <p>Mr. Gray recently appointed former DYRS general counsel and interim ...